anyone ever lost the plug in front of the oil drain plug?

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Apr 19, 2006 | 07:26 PM

pasTTa

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anyone ever lost the plug in front of the oil drain plug?

driving along tonight, heard a thud like driving over a brick, then a rattle, stopped, the noise stopped, limped it a block home and after pulling the covers off I found a small hole where it looks like there had been a plug pressed into the bottom of the engine block. ?????
its about 6" forward of the oil drain.
now my oil is all over town and my tt's underside plus there's this ~3/4" hole. what gives?
any info or knowledge would be greatly appreciated.

Apr 19, 2006 | 07:32 PM

stilljester

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You won't happen to have a pic? So the damaged part is on the oil pan?

Apr 19, 2006 | 07:37 PM

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"limped it home" as in drove with an idiot light illuminated?

Apr 19, 2006 | 07:46 PM

Squirt-Tortuga

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You're probably talking about the oil level sensor fitting. Also.....

If there is no oil in the engine, it's not a good idea to drive the car. At all.

Apr 19, 2006 | 08:02 PM

pasTTa

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Re: You won't happen to have a pic? So the damaged part is on the oil pan?

sorry, I see how it was confusing.
here are some pix:<ul><li><a href="http://public.fotki.com/pasTTa/">http://public.fotki.com/pasTTa/</a</li></ul>

Apr 19, 2006 | 08:06 PM

pasTTa

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Re: "limped it home" as in drove with an idiot light illuminated?

I'm not that bad. It didn't leak much til I shut it off. then it poured out. probably lost 1/2 quart in the 2 blocks to my garage.
see pix in above msg.